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Birds are advanced vertebrates that are adapted to life on land and in the air. Birds in China are divided into six categories: waterfowl, wading birds, climbing birds, land birds, raptors, and songbirds. These six categories are collectively referred to as the six major ecological groups of birds. There are many species of birds, spread all over the world, and the ecology is diverse. There are more than 9,020 known bird species in existence, and more than 1,400 species in China.

Caprimulgus rufus

Caprimulgus rufus

Caprimulgus rufus,Bufous Nightjar

The brown Nightjar is known by its scientific name Caprimulgus rufus and its···

Caprimulgus ekmani

Caprimulgus ekmani

Caprimulgus ekmani,Sispaniolan Antillean Nightjar

Its scientific name is Caprimulgus ekmani, and its foreign name is Sispaniol···

Caprimulgus cubanensis

Caprimulgus cubanensis

Caprimulgus cubanensis,Greater Antillean Nightjar

The Cuban Nightjar is known by its scientific name Caprimulgus cubanensis an···

Caprimulgus carolinensis

Caprimulgus carolinensis

Caprimulgus carolinensis,Chuck-will's-widow

Its scientific name is Caprimulgus carolinensis and its foreign name is Chuc···

Caprimulgus indicus

Caprimulgus indicus

Caprimulgus indicus,Jungle Nightjar

The specific habits of the Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) are unknown···

Siphonorhis americana

Siphonorhis americana

Siphonorhis americana,Jamaican Poorwill

The Jamaican nighthawk (Siphonorhis americana) is known as Jamaican Poorwill···

Siphonorhis brewsteri

Siphonorhis brewsteri

Siphonorhis brewsteri,Least Poorwill

Chinese and American nightcap scientific name Siphonorhis brewsteri, foreign···

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Its scientific name was Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, and its foreign name was C···

Nyctidromus albicollis

Nyctidromus albicollis

Nyctidromus albicollis,Pauraque

The species, known as Nyctidromus albicollis or Pauraque, became extinct in ···

Eleothreptus anomalus

Eleothreptus anomalus

Eleothreptus anomalus,Sickle-winged Nightjar

Sickle-winged Nightjar (Eleothreptus anomalus and sickle-winged nightjar) is···

Uropsalis lyra

Uropsalis lyra

Uropsalis lyra,Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Its scientific name is Uropsalis lyra, and its foreign name is Lyre-tailed N···

Uropsalis segmentata

Uropsalis segmentata

Uropsalis segmentata,Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis segmentata and swallowtailed Nightjar are unknown.Protect wild ani···

Macropsalis forcipata

Macropsalis forcipata

Macropsalis forcipata,Long-trained Nightjar

Its scientific name is Macropsalis forcipata, and its foreign name is Long-t···

Hydropsalis torquata

Hydropsalis torquata

Hydropsalis torquata,Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis torquata, or Scissor-tailed Nightjar, is unknown.Protect wild an···

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Hydropsalis climacocerca,Ladder-tailed Nightjar

The behavior of the Ladder-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalms climacocerca, ladder···

Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Macrodipteryx vexillarius,Pennant-winged Nightjar

Macrodipteryx vexillarius, Pennant-winged Nightjar. It has a pair of long fe···

Macrodipteryx longipennis

Macrodipteryx longipennis

Macrodipteryx longipennis,Standard-winged Nightjar

Macrodipteryx longipennis (also known as Standard-winged Nightjar) is a four···

Eurostopodus exu

Eurostopodus exu

Eurostopodus exul,New Caledonian Nightjar

The behavior of the New Caledonian Nightjar (Eurostopodus exul) is unknown.T···

Eurostopodus nigripennis

Eurostopodus nigripennis

Eurostopodus nigripennis,Solomons Nightjar

The specific habits of the Solomons Nightjar (Eurostopodus nigripennis) are ···

Eurostopodus archboldi

Eurostopodus archboldi

Eurostopodus archboldi,Archbold's Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi (Archbold's Nightjar) is a species of woolly-legg···

Eurostopodus papuensis

Eurostopodus papuensis

Eurostopodus papuensis,Papuan Nighthqwk

Papuan Nighthqwk is known by its scientific name Eurostopodus papuensis and ···